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What are the public registration procedures and meeting rules?

Beam Furr 0:00

County Commission meetings are open to the public. Members of the public wishing to be heard on any agenda item can register one of two ways. Visit register to speak dot broward dot org and fill out the online registration form. Or scan the QR code posted in various locations inside and just outside the commission chambers to register on your mobile device. A registration form must be completed for each item you wish to speak on. If you have trouble registering digitally, visit County Administration on the fourth floor for assistance. All speakers must appear in person. No further speaker signups will be accepted after an item has been called. Please show respect for others and refrain from making impertinent, slanderous remarks or personal attacks.

Beam Furr 0:45

Boisterous behavior, including applause, booing, and cheering, is not permitted. Thank you for joining us. The meeting will begin shortly.

David Clark 6:00

Let me assess.

Beam Furr 6:22

I know, they move the other worst he should protest.

Beam Furr 6:32

It's a bunch of strokes. A bunch of strokes. Ten. At least ten. Ten? Yeah. Nan, can you hear us? Yes I can. Can you hear me? Yep, yep, we're all good. Great. Thank you, Michael Jorgensen. Hello, Mayor. Okay, if everybody can have a seat please. We can get started.

Kim (reading pledge) Unknown 6:58

Yeah, yeah.

How does the meeting transition to the Pledge of Allegiance and moment of silence?

Beam Furr 7:11

Okay, good morning everybody. Uh this is the Broward County Board of County Commissioners meeting of Tuesday, February twentieth, twenty twenty four, and if you could please rise for the Pledge of Allegiance. Kim, you want to start us up on that?

Kim (reading pledge) Unknown 7:32

United States of America. And

Marcia Barry Smith 7:39

indivisible.

Beam Furr 7:42

Thank you. Please remain standing. Um it's a customary to observe observe a moment of silence for those that have passed in uh in our county. Uh does anyone ha have a someone they would like to observe? Commissioner McKenzie? Okay. Mr. Rudd.

Kim (reading pledge) Unknown 8:07

Okay, good morning everyone. It is a sad day for me because I have to recognize three people that we've lost, two amazing educators in the city of Sunrise, Miss Casanoli. From Discovery Elementary, Mr. Saturn, who worked for many years at West Pines Middle, and a dear friend Dion Bryant, with she's the president of the Kiwanis Club in the city of Lauderdale Lakes, and we lost her two long-term

Joseph Sodio 8:38

illnesses. These families will miss their loved ones, and we are touched by their loss and offer our

Kim (reading pledge) Unknown 8:44

sympathies. Thank you.

Beam Furr 8:47

Thank you. And I'm s I'm just gonna mention Alexei Navalny. Because I don't think that very often uh in our midst s has somebody comes along with that kind of courage and sacrifice. So with that, if you would please Mr Mayor. Yes. I'm sorry, Commissioner. I apologize for being late. Unless it unless This has already been said. Um it has been a a rough week for first responders. The uh we lost um two police officers and a paramedic in Minnesota. We've also lost other firefighters. Um a across the country this week. Um there were nine in I forget the location but uh We need to remember that our first responders, you know, place their lives at risk every day and uh keep them uh the f their families in our thoughts.

Beam Furr 9:42

Thank you. Um Commissioner Rich, did you have anybody you wanted to mention? Okay. Um with that let us honor all the brave men and women who have served and continue to serve in our armed forces both here and abroad and thank them for their service and let's have a moment of silence.

Beam Furr 10:07

Thank you. Please take a seat. Okay, I want to welcome everybody to the meeting. Uh Mayor Rich is unable to be present in person due to a recent injury, but I know the collective wishes here are for her safe and quick recovery. Um in the interim she will you will I see you, Commissioner Rich, and you'll be participating in the meeting remotely. Uh the music today was selected by Commissioner Tim Ryan. And he picked the redemption song by Bob Marley and a great version of When a Man Loves a Woman by Michael Bolton. Good choices. It had my chief of chaff swaying and singing. Uh we have just one proclamation today. This proclamation is to acknowledge Black History Month. Of course, we have a ton of terrific Black History Month programming here in Broward Can County, especially at our library.